Simple Summer Bucket List

Summer is here!!! No more filling our days with homeschooling and ABA therapies. We have time to breathe. As much as we can while remodeling a kitchen that is. It is time for fun and adventure! 

I had big grand plans for a fun summer bucket list but as the days went by, the idea kind of became more impractical. Next summer when we are fully settled we will have a cute bucket list. This year, the theme is simplicity but the activities are awesome!

For the list itself, I picked up some cork board tiles, post it notes and cork board tacks. I had a bunch of colored sharpies at home...because I {heart} sharpies. We then hung it on the wall in the play room because that is where we spend most of our time. Simple, simple, simple.

Last night we sat down as a family and wrote down the fun things we want to do this summer. So many fun ideas, hopefully we can accomplish most of them. The best part about a list is getting to check stuff off, am I right?

This is what made it to the list:

1. Craft Day

2. Girls Day Out

3. The Museum

4. VBS

5. Bake Together

6. Park Playdate

7. Play as a Family

8. Have a Picnic

9. Go Swimming

10. Sensory Friendly Movie

11. Pajama Day @ Home

12. Look at the Stars

13.Go to a jumping place

14. Pick Flowers

15. Water Gun War

16. Angels Game

17. Go Shopping

18. Water Play at Citrus Park

19. Pajama-Rama at the Library

20. The Zoo

21. Outdoor Movie

22, Beach Day

23. Go on a Hike

24. Chuck-E-Cheese

25. Messy twister (post coming soon)

26. Have a sleepover

27. Aquarium

We are so excited to start checking things off our list. What would make it onto your summer bucket list?

Sun-Dried Tomato and Feta Burger

Grilling season is here! Can I just start by telling you that we love when summer comes around. It means the beach, swimming at our pool and eating outside. What more could one ask for?

With lots of BBQs approaching, we have been playing around with burgers at my place. This weekend I tried something completely different. I usually try to make the men happy with things like Bacon Jalapeno Sliders but the this time I thought we would do something the girls would put together.

Sun-Dried Tomato and Feta Burgers
 

 

Ingredients:
1 lb Ground Beef
1/8 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
1 egg
2 Tbsp. Basil
1/2 cup Feta Cheese Crumbles
3/4 cup Sun dried tomatoes
1/4 cup yellow onion, diced

First things first. You are going to want to dice up your onion and sun dried tomatoes. Make sure you chop small enough pieces so they are evenly distributed in the burger.

 

Combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Mix it up real good. Spoons are for wimps, get in there with your hands.

 

Form your patties and throw them on the grill. I cheated. I often cheat. If you have 2 toddlers running wild, I give you permission to follow my bad example, defeat the purpose of grilling and throw those bad boys on a grill pan.

You are going to grill for 3-7 min on each side, depending on the size of your burgers and how you like them cooked.

While your burgers are a-grillin' pop the buns in the toaster...or straight on your grill if you are being legit and actually BBQing the burgers.

Add a little more feta on top of the burger.

 

And Enjoy. We added a tiny bit of basil and mayo mixture on the bun. Such a yummy burger!